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Seniors Using Facebook

By Ben Lewis • October 3, 2011

You don’t have to be a teenager to enjoy Facebook! Seniors, even those over 100 (!), are learning how to use Facebook and other social networks to maintain relationships with family and friends. Seniors and Facebook don’t go together like peanut butter and jelly just yet but that is certainly starting to change. Many seniors… Read more »

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Posted in Aging In Place Technology, Aging Studies, Computer Lessons for Seniors
Tagged companions for seniors, companionship for seniors, depression, facebook, ivy bean, loneliness, loneliness and seniors, senior using facebook, seniors and facebook, social isolation |

Australians Seek to Eradicate Social Isolation of Elderly

By Ben Lewis • August 31, 2011

“Social isolation is equivalent to the health effects of smoking 15 cigarettes a day or consuming more than six alcoholic drinks daily,” says Univeristy of Adelaide Professor Andrew Beer. Because of this, Beer has begun a research study to find out how to end social isolation of seniors. Beer is determined to combat the pernicious… Read more »

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Posted in Aging Studies
Tagged age in place, andrew beer, assisted living facility, dementia, nursing home, parkinson's, seniors, social isolation, social isolation of seniors, social programs for seniors, socially isolated |

The Molecular Signature of Loneliness (and the Cure of Socialization)

By Ben Lewis • August 10, 2010

Many studies have found that a person’s social environment can impact his or her health. In fact, numerous studies have found that lonely people suffer a higher rate of mortality than people who are not socially isolated. Researchers from UCLA took things a step further in a 2007 study in which they examined the biological… Read more »

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Tagged activities for seniors, caregiver, homebound seniors, homecare, mortality and loneliness, social isolation, studies on socialization |

Seniors Using Facebook

Australians Seek to Eradicate Social Isolation of Elderly

The Molecular Signature of Loneliness (and the Cure of Socialization)

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